If you are not able to get the automated updates to work for you, please submit a support request to Mines Help Center ( or visit the Mines Help Center Technology Support Center in CT156 (the Computer Commons) and someone will assist you.By default, the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager downloads content updates from the public Symantec Live Update servers.The scanning engine (the antivirus program itself) is also updated occasionally, generally a couple of times per year.For many Mines computers, the update process is automatic.You can mitigate the risk of these overloads, and stop clients from downloading full definitions.See Mitigating network overloads for client update requests.The Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager is configured to run Live Update automatically at regular intervals by default.You can, however, define your own automatic download schedule and control the content types to be downloaded for each client.

The software and updates are "managed" by CCIT servers dedicated to the task.

Download files to update definitions for Endpoint Protection Manager Additionally, if you use replication, you can replicate content and policies between the local site and the partner site. By default, Windows client computers get content updates from the management server.

Other delivery methods include Group Update Providers, internal Live Update servers, or third-party tool distribution.

These files must be kept up to date to provide protection against newly discovered viruses.

Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) definition files are updated daily by Symantec, or even more often if a new threat has been identified.